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Picture Study

Picture Study is a gentle and beautiful way to introduce children to great art. In a Charlotte Mason education, one artist is studied over the course of a 12-week term, allowing students to become familiar with the artist’s style, subjects, and unique voice.

Each week, students observe and reflect on a single work of art, looking closely and narrating what they see. No prior art knowledge is needed—just time, attention, and quiet observation. Over time, children form a relationship with the artist and begin to recognize their work with ease and delight.

One artist per term. One painting per week. A quiet feast for the eyes and imagination.



Coming soon:

  • Leonardo da Vinci
  • Giotto di Bondone
  • Albrecht Durer
  • John Everett Millais
  • Jan Vermeer
  • Thomas Gainsborough
  • Caspar David Friedrich
  • Thomas Cole and Hudson River School
  • Winslow Homer
  • Edward Hopper
  • Jacob Lawrence
  • Wassily Kandinsky

Echoes of Beauty: Picture Study by Epoch

Ancient Times (Creation–476)

  • artists: Tissot, Alma-Tadema, Audubon

Middle Ages-Renaissance (500–1500)

  • artists: da Vinci, Giotto, Waterhouse

Baroque–Classical (1500–1800)

  • artists: Millais, Vermeer, Gainsborrough

Romantic Era (1800–1900)

  • artists: Friedrich, Cole, Homer
  • optionally Audubon or Alma-Tadema or Tissot

Modern Era (1900–Present)

  • artists: Hopper, Lawrence, Kandinsky
  • optionally Tissot or Sargent